Folau's views polarised the Twittersphere, including a stack of responses that criticised him over his stance after he became one of the first high-profile sportspeople to publicly voice his opposition against same-sex marriage.

The 28-year-old is a devout Christian who was raised as a Mormon, converting to the 'Assemblies of God' fellowship with his family in 2011.

Folau credits his relationship with God as one of the reasons for his athletic prowess and his success in the NRL, AFL and rugby union.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika and captain Michael Hooper also met with politicians in Canberra earlier this week to show their support for same-sex marriage, with the team currently stationed in the nation's capital ahead of Saturday's Test match against Argentina at GIO Stadium.

Folau's tweet didn't only draw criticism, however, and has attracted more than 300 retweets and 1000 likes within three hours of it being posted on Twitter.